John Franchi
Biography: John Franchi is known for Year by the Sea (2016), Crime Scene: The Bobby Ray Summers Story (2008) and Freedom (2014).
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The Town
2010-09-15
The Town
Overview: Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-09-15
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009-06-08
Hachi: A Dog's Tale
Overview: A drama based on the true story of a college professor's bond with the abandoned dog he takes into his home.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-08
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Ted 2
2015-06-25
Ted 2
Overview: Newlywed couple Ted and Tami-Lynn want to have a baby, but in order to qualify to be a parent, Ted will have to prove he's a person in a court of law.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-06-25
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Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
2011-09-13
Peace, Love & Misunderstanding
Overview: A conservative lawyer named Diane takes her two teenage children Jake and Zoe to meet their estranged, hippie grandmother in Woodstock after her husband asks for a divorce.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-13
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Spotlight
2015-11-06
Spotlight
Overview: The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking the entire Catholic Church to its core.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-11-06
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Freedom
2014-08-21
Freedom
Overview: Two men separated by 100 years are united in their search for freedom. In 1856 a slave, Samuel Woodward and his family, escape from the Monroe Plantation near Richmond, Virginia. A secret network of ordinary people known as the Underground Railroad guide the family on their journey north to Canada. They are relentlessly pursued by the notorious slave hunter Plimpton. Hunted like a dog and haunted by the unthinkable suffering he and his forbears have endured, Samuel is forced to decide between revenge or freedom. 100 years earlier in 1748, John Newton the Captain of a slave trader sails from Africa with a cargo of slaves, bound for America. On board is Samuel's great grandfather whose survival is tied to the fate of Captain Newton. The voyage changes Newton's life forever and he creates a legacy that will inspire Samuel and the lives of millions for generations to come.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-08-21
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The Box
2009-10-29
The Box
Overview: Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.
Genres: Thriller Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-29
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Bride Wars
2009-01-09
Bride Wars
Overview: Two best friends become rivals when their respective weddings are accidentally booked for the same day.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-09
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The Heat
2013-06-27
The Heat
Overview: Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-06-27
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The Great Gatsby
1974-03-27
The Great Gatsby
Overview: Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, the nouveau riche Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-03-27
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The Finest Hours
2016-01-27
The Finest Hours
Overview: The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952.
Genres: Action Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-01-27
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The Proposal
2009-06-02
The Proposal
Overview: When she learns she's in danger of losing her visa status and being deported, overbearing book editor Margaret Tate forces her put-upon assistant, Andrew Paxton, to marry her.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-02
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Hope Springs
2012-08-07
Hope Springs
Overview: After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense, week-long counseling session to work on their relationship.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-07
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Shutter Island
2010-02-14
Shutter Island
Overview: World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-02-14
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What's Your Number?
2011-09-30
What's Your Number?
Overview: Ally Darling is realizing she's a little lost in life. Her latest romance has just fizzled out, and she's just been fired from her marketing job. Then she reads an eye-opening magazine article that warns that 96 percent of women who've been with 20 or more lovers are unlikely to find a husband. Determined to turn her life around and prove the article wrong, Ally embarks on a mission to find the perfect mate from among her numerous ex-boyfriends.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-30
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The Departed
2006-10-04
The Departed
Overview: To take down South Boston's Irish Mafia, the police send in one of their own to infiltrate the underworld, not realizing the syndicate has done likewise. While an undercover cop curries favor with the mob kingpin, a career criminal rises through the police ranks. But both sides soon discover there's a mole among them.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-10-04
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The Purge: Election Year
2016-06-29
The Purge: Election Year
Overview: Two years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Genres: Action Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-06-29
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The Polka King
2017-01-22
The Polka King
Overview: Local Pennsylvania polka legend Jan Lewan develops a plan to get rich that shocks his fans and lands him in jail.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-22
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That's My Boy
2012-06-14
That's My Boy
Overview: While in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd's 18th birthday. Now, after not seeing each other for years, Todd's world comes crashing down when Donny resurfaces just before Todd's wedding.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-14
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Underdog
2007-08-03
Underdog
Overview: A lab accident gives a beagle named Shoeshine some serious superpowers -- a secret that the dog eventually shares with the young boy who becomes his owner and friend.
Genres: Family Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-03
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Ted
2012-06-29
Ted
Overview: John Bennett, a man whose childhood wish of bringing his teddy bear to life came true, now must decide between keeping the relationship with the bear or his girlfriend, Lori.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-06-29
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The Invention of Lying
2009-10-02
The Invention of Lying
Overview: Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-02
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Ghostbusters
2016-07-14
Ghostbusters
Overview: Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Genres: Action Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-14
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Patriots Day
2016-12-12
Patriots Day
Overview: In the aftermath of an unspeakable act of terror, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the Boston Marathon bombers before they strike again.
Genres: Action Crime Drama History Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-12
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Moonrise Kingdom
2012-05-16
Moonrise Kingdom
Overview: Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, Moonrise Kingdom tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore – and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-16
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Irrational Man
2015-07-17
Irrational Man
Overview: On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-17
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The Company Men
2010-10-21
The Company Men
Overview: Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-21
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Dan in Real Life
2007-10-26
Dan in Real Life
Overview: Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-26
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Unfinished Business
2015-03-05
Unfinished Business
Overview: A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every imaginable – and unimaginable – way, including unplanned stops at a massive sex fetish event and a global economic summit.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-05
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Stronger
2017-09-22
Stronger
Overview: A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-09-22
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Mystic River
2003-10-07
Mystic River
Overview: The lives of three men who were childhood friends are shattered when one of them suffers a family tragedy.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-07
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R.I.P.D.
2013-07-18
R.I.P.D.
Overview: A recently slain cop joins a team of undead police officers working for the Rest in Peace Department and tries to find the man who murdered him.
Genres: Fantasy Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-18
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Daddy's Home 2
2017-11-09
Daddy's Home 2
Overview: Brad and Dusty must deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-09
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Fever Pitch
2005-04-06
Fever Pitch
Overview: When Ben Wrightman, a young teacher, begins dating pretty businesswoman Lindsey Meeks, the two don't seem to have a lot of the same interests, but they fall in love, regardless. Their romance goes well until baseball season begins, and Lindsey soon realizes that Ben is completely obsessed with the Boston Red Sox. Though she tries to understand Ben's passionate team loyalty, eventually it threatens to end their otherwise happy relationship.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-04-06
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Gone Baby Gone
2007-09-18
Gone Baby Gone
Overview: When 4 year old Amanda McCready disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl's aunt, Beatrice McCready hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie and Angie Gennaro. The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they're not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-18
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